Department:
Microbiology
Laboratory:
Microbiology
Tube Colour:
Copan Eswab liquid Amies
Copan Eswab VTM
Yellow Top Universal Container
Pseudonyms:
Coronavirus, SARS, Severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS-1
Test Code:
MISCSO
Availability:
Daily (Mon - Sun)
Collection Requirements:
Nasopharyngeal swab, Nasopharyngeal aspirate, Nasal swab, Throat swab, Sputum, Tracheal aspirate, Bronchial washing, BAL
Requires own tube?:
Yes
Reference Laboratory:
Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL)
